Very nice vintage red glass necklace with matching wingback earrings. The necklace is made of 6 rows of small red glass beads and is fairly heavy. On one end of the necklace is a cluster of the beads with goldtone metal leaf accents. The hook is behind this cluster. On the other end is a goldtone twisted circle for the hook to attach to. The necklace is 18" long. The wingback earrings were made to match. They are marked on the stem: Wingback Pat.2414382. The patent dates to January 1947 and was made by Judith McCann. Wingback earrings are known to be difficult to master, but once understood they are extremely easy to wear and are particulary good for heavier earrings that might otherwise tug too hard on the earlobe. The wing part and the stem should not be engaged. The wing part slips over the thinnest part of the ear edge in the front, the stem stays behind the ear. Then slip the earring down so that the wing part sits on the inside top of the earlobe and the stem is behind the ear!

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